The embattled leader says Europe has an obligation to take displaced people from Syria and Iraq.She also said Islam “is not the cause of terrorism” and that combatting extremism needs the cooperation of Muslim countries.In a wide-ranging speech at a Munich security conference, the German chief also vowed to work closely with Vladimir Putin’s Russia in the fight with ISIS in the Middle East.

Is this pope delusional or does he have a nefarious agenda?

In an impassioned address Friday, Pope Francis denied the existence of Islamic terrorism, while simultaneously asserting that “the ecological crisis is real.”
“Christian terrorism does not exist, Jewish terrorism does not exist, and Muslim terrorism does not exist. They do not exist,” Francis said in his speech to a world meeting of populist movements.– Breitbart

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STANCE: Angela Merkel has remained committed to taking in more Middle East refugeesMrs Merkel has come under fire for taking in up to one million refugees amid security concerns and a string of migrant sex attacks across Germany.After the Berlin lorry attack at a Christmas market in December, ex-UKIP leader Nigel Farage said events such as that will be “Merkel’s legacy”.Mrs Merkel had been a strong critic of Brexit, saying she had “deep regrets” about it.

She will go to the polls in September against Social Democrat candidate Martin Schulz, the former European Parliament President.

On Putin, she said Europe’s ties with Russia remained challenging, but it was important to work with them in the fight against Islamist terrorism.